Justice

The Doom of False Teachers

Peter gives three historic examples of God’s judgement of sin: The fallen angles in verse 4. (Gen. 6:1-4)The ungodly people of Noah’s day in verse 5. (Gen. 7)The ungodly people at Sodom and Gomorrah in verse 6. (Gen. 19). We see an explanation of Divine deliverance (vv. …

God’s Closing Rebuke And Challenge to Job

The big question is – Do I want justice or do I want mercy? God finally gave Job the one thing he wanted most, the opportunity to meet Him in court and defend his case (vv. 1-2). But Job had no case to present. His first words were, “Behold, I am vile!” (vv. 3-4) which …

The Rebuke of Unjust Judges

Psalm 58 is a Psalm about injustice and the abuse of the system of justice. It is impossible to say with certainty when David wrote this. Some think it was soon after he became king and discovered how corrupt the system of justice really was in Israel. Others think David wrote th …

Gideon’s Sense of Justice

Gideon returned from the battle in victory (v. 13). But he wasn’t going to be satisfied until his idea of justice was fulfilled. First, he captured a young man of Succoth, gleaning from him a list of all 77 officials and elders of the city (v. 14). He then presented Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of …

Israel Carried Captive to Assyria

Elisha tells Ahab that there will be no rain in the land except by his word (v. 1). Then the Lord to go and hide himself near the brook Cherith (vv. 2-3). Elishia did as the Lord told him and a drought came and the Lord fed him till the brook dried up (vv. 4-6). The last king t …

God Watches Everything We Do

For the third time in his speech, Elihu requested that his audience of four hear him out. He argues that if God were unjust, there could be no just government on earth (vv. 16-20). If God had been unjust in the world, men would have wanted to condemn Him (vv. 16-17). Yet they wou…